Mark your calendars! On June 26–29, CGC will be at Wizard World Chicago. Come to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center to take advantage of CGC’s On-Site Grading! The show hours are Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–7 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Prepare... [More]

A CGC certified copy of Amazing Spider-Man #129 with white pages graded 9.8 sold on eBay for $10,000.01. The issue featured the first appearance of both the Punisher and the Jackal.  The most recent CGC Census report notes a total of 2,603 copies graded with nine copies tied as the high... [More]

A CGC certified copy of the inaugural issue of Batman with off-white pages graded 5.0 was purchased on eBay for $37,000. Batman #1 featured the first appearance of both the Joker and the Catwoman.    The most recent CGC Census report notes a total of 113 copies graded wi... [More]

Heritage Auction Galleries' latest Signature Auction of vintage comic books and original comic art, held May 23, 2008 in Dallas, Texas, brought $3,721,075 for 1,407 lots, although after-auction sales are still ongoing and are expected to raise the total to even higher levels. "This aucti... [More]

A CGC certified copy of the first appearance of Iron Man with off-white pages graded 8.0 received a total of 23 bids before selling for $9,600 recently. This copy is just one of the numerous copies of Tales of Suspense #39 that have been traded of late. The surge in interest in the tit... [More]

  Iron Man is hot in the theaters and just as hot in the comics according to Doug Schmell, President and CEO of Pedigree Comics, Inc. A high grade, CGC certified 9.2 copy of Tales of Suspense #39, which features the first appearance and origin of Iron Man just sold for $35,000 on t... [More]

Heery Casting has posted a second casting call for Transformers 2.   TRANSFORMERS 2 in Philadelphia! We are looking for SAG background talent for the new Dreamworks feature film, "Transformers 2", directed by Michael Bay. Needed are SAG background men and women, ages... [More]

From E! Online Hollywood is striking while the Iron Man is hot.   Sony Pictures has won a bidding war for the rights to produce a big-screen, bigger-budget adaptation of the futuristic comic book Flash Gordon. The studio shelled out in the "high six figures" f... [More]

WOW... FIRST CHAPTER OF “BATMAN: R.I.P.” SELLS OUT IN ONE DAY The highly anticipated “Batman: R.I.P.” storyline is off to an explosive start, with BATMAN #676 selling out one day after arriving in stores on May 14. Now, DC Comics sends this issue, written by Grant Mor... [More]

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